Version 8.1 released!This update
releases a number of tweaks and improvements for
our popular Autorun Maestro package. These
changes mainly include improvements in many
areas of the Menu Editor, including:

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Changed
behaviour when setting a default text button.

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Improved
dynamic menu text display.

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Improved
behaviour when creating an autorun application while working on multiple menus simultaneously.

The ultimate Autorun CD menu software, Autorun Maestro allows you to create any interface you
want and create a standalone Windows application from it.
Autorun Maestro allows you to put buttons anywhere you want, on a menu of any shape you want...
while being easy to use at the same time. Some of the features Autorun Maestro
have are:

Button
Command Wizard

Independently placed buttons. You can
place buttons anywhere you like on the menu, with snap-to guides to
help you. There is even a function which will automatically place
the button over the correct part of a background skin image.

A full Button Command Wizard! Three
step wizard takes you through the process of setting up the command
and behaviour of your button and automatically creates your command
and changes the relevant settings for you. The wizard makes it easy for anyone
to quickly and easily set up buttons that will open documents, start
a program, pass messages to the user, go to an Internet site, etc etc.

Freely shaped form. Dead simple to
implement, this feature allows you to have an Autorun menu of any
shape or design. Your menu could have rounded edges, or a hole right
through the middle, its up to you. Parts missing are
really missing, you can click on other windows through the hole!

Accessory Text and Accessory Image.
You can have text display when the CD menu opens, and have this text
change when the User selects or moves their mouse over a button. In
this way you can provide more information to the User about each
button before they even click on it. With the Accessory Image (which
can be an icon), you can even load up an image when the user
selects or moves their mouse over a button. Each button can have its
own descriptive text and image.

Settable Tab order. When your end-user
clicks the Tab button to go from button to button, YOU choose which
button will come next.

The option of Viewer Installation
Menus, which automatically come up if the User does not have a
viewer installed to view the document you wish to open.

Over ten screen positions for your
Autorun menu, which is dynamically placed on the user's screen, irrespective
of their screen resolution. The user can also easily drag the menu to
move it around the screen.

Ability to load up sub-menus,
allowing you endless freedom in organizing and displaying your
content.

Ability to show the time and/or date
on your Autorun CD menu.

Ability to have any button launch a
program, open a file in the User's viewer, open a folder to browse,
go to an Internet site, open a pre-addressed email or go to a sub-menu. You can also have a
button exit or minimize, with or without executing a command.

Full Undo and Redo functionality.

Settable default button. You can
easily set which button is selected when the CD Autoplay menu shows.

The ability to insert and delete
buttons, as well as the ability to cut, copy and paste buttons
between menus.

Graphical buttons
allow for different
images for button up, button down and active button events.

Ability to animate your buttons in any
state (up, active and down).

Taskbar caption animation.

An image browser to help you select your button
images.

Ability for fully custom sound schemes, with
different sounds for each button.

Autorun
Maestro Menu Editor

With its simple to use, intuitive Menu
Editor, Autorun Maestro allows you to quickly create the Autorun CD menu/s you want.
You see the results in real-time, and can quickly add, change or remove
buttons and other elements. You can have up to 100 buttons on a single
menu, and as many sub-menus as you want. You can even create Viewer
Installation Menus, which then automatically load when appropriate. You
can set the buttons to do any number of things including:

Open a
document in the user's viewer.

Start an
application, with the option of
passing a command line argument.

Open a
folder in MS Windows
Explorer.

Open an Internet Site in the User's
browser.

Open a pre-addressed
email, optionally with the Subject already filled out.

Open another Autorun Maestro menu contained in your EXE.

Pass a message to the user, which
appears in a Windows Message Box with the information icon.

Do no action except to play a no
action sound (good for features not currently available or provided
on the CD).

Do no action at all, except for any
set menu action (as defined below).

You can set any button to also
(after performing any of the above actions if you wish):

Close the Menu.

Minimize the Menu.

Automatically restore the menu when
the target window is closed.

Maximise (full screen) or Restore any
launched document, program etc.

You can set your buttons to do any of the
above by using the simple Button Wizard, which will take you through
each step in a clear, easy to understand fashion. With tool tips,
helpful first-use messages, Wizards to guide you through things like
creating your menu, creating the commands for your buttons and creating
your autorun application, as well as an extensive Help system, online
trouble-shooter and email technical support, it's dead-easy to create
your autorun menu! You can keep your menu as simple as you
wish, and expand the complexity and features of your CD menus as your
talent and expertise develop.

Sample
Menu

(included
in download)

The properties of the buttons (the images
used, the command to execute etc) can easily be viewed and changed by
simply right clicking on them. Right clicking on the form brings up it's
properties, allowing you to quickly and easily set screen position,
background image, default text etc. As the interface is something which
you have complete control over, it is impossible to show it here. The form can be any size, any
shape, with buttons in any location etc. We leave it to your imagination!

Autorun Maestro has been designed to integrate in with
StyleSkin, you can directly export skins to Autorun
Maestro menus! You can design a skin to look any way you like, using all
the power of StyleSkin, and then in a matter of seconds have that skin
turned into your very own program in the form of an Autorun Maestro menu.
StyleSkin will automatically create all necessary up, down and active
button images, can give you transparent menus (menus of odd shapes) and
automatically identifies your text display area and sets up your
minimize and exit buttons with the correct commands. StyleSkin
optionally even takes you to your menu in the Autorun Maestro Menu Editor where
you can set up commands for the rest of your buttons (using Maestro's
full Button Command Wizard). This means now creating an interface for a
CD, or a free standing menu application, is simpler than ever. What your
menu looks like is completely up to you, but now it is easier than ever
to get the stunning results you want!

Sample
StyleSkin Menu

How would you like your next CD to
come up with something like this?

Yes, it's really that shape! You can even download
this template here if you would like to
use it yourself. The default Autorun Maestro sample menu shown above was also
done in StyleSkin, and the template for that can be found here. StyleSkin offers you
unlimited control over your skin graphics, you can check out StyleSkin
Here.We're sure you can do even better making your
menu! You can also show your artistic talents in something like Adobe
Photoshop, or simply type some text in Windows Paint.

* This
software is compatible with all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows
95, it does however require the COMCTL32.DLL system file on the original
Microsoft Windows 95 be updated (original 1995 release only). We have
found this file is naturally updated through the normal use of a PC,
installing software, or installing Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. There
are no known issues with Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE,
Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista.